Now Open in Kingston: Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Grown and processed in the Adirondacks, medical marijuana products are now available in the Catskills. Photo via Etain's Facebook

A new New York State-grown farm product hit the Catskills consumer market for the first time yesterday, but it’s for sale only to those with certain medical conditions and the right paperwork.

Etain Health opened a medical marijuana dispensary — one of only 20 such facilities approved statewide — at 445 Route 28 on the west side of Kingston yesterday.

“We are incredibly excited to begin delivering the compassionate care we originally promised to the patients of New York State,” the company said in a prepared statement. “We thank Gov. Cuomo and the Department of Health for their tireless efforts to ensure this program is as safe and reliable as possible for patients in New York.”

Etain is one of five providers authorized by the state to sell products derived from cannabis. Legislation approved in 2014 allows three types, all smokeless: liquids and oils for oral use (in the cheek and under the tongue); liquids and oils for vaporization (similar to e-cigarettes); and pills.

Etain also opened a second dispensary in Albany this week. It grows and processes its crop at a plant in Warren County, in the Adirondacks.

Etain, which is based in Katonah, is owned and run by three members of the Peckham family: mother Amy and daughters Hillary and Keeley. The trio was inspired to launch the business after watching Amy’s mother die of Lou Gehrig’s disease.